“Uncharted” film moves forward with director Seth Gordon

The end may be in sight for the long-awaited “Uncharted” movie, at least from a pre-production standpoint.

Video game movies have always been touchy for gamers. We get excited that one of our favorite titles is getting the live-action treatment, but we’re apprehensive because Hollywood usually takes the game’s name and characters but writes a story that doesn’t follow the game’s canon.

That could change with “Uncharted.”

Based on the popular and critically-acclaimed PlayStation 3-exclusive series from Naughty Dog (makers of The Last of Us), “Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune,” has been in development for several years with a number of people attached to helm it.

But according to Deadline, Sony has settled on director Seth Gordon, the man behind the gaming documentary “The King of Kong” — a favorite of old-school arcade enthusiasts and gamers in general — but also “Horrible Bosses” and “Identity Thief.”

A gamer to direct a movie based on a video game? Who’d have thunk it?

While there have been several version of the script, the most recent draft was penned by David Guggenheim, who wrote “Safe House” and is currently penning “Bad Boys 3.” So far it looks like the story will stick with the game’s plot, which follows Nathan Drake, a treasure and antiquities hunter and descendant of explorer Sir Francis Drake, as he trots the globe and uncovers his past. Drake, along with a female journalist and his mentor, is on a mission to find the lost treasure of El Dorado.

If the director holds, the next step is casting. In the game, Drake is voiced by the rugged yet charming Nolan North, so let’s hope producers keep that Indiana Jones-style derring-do in place. There’s no word on when production will start or planned opening day, but check back here for the latest.

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A&E reporter John Wenzel has covered a variety of topics for The Denver Post over the years, including video games, comedy, music and the fine arts. He's been playing and loving video games since his dad brought home a sweet ColecoVision in 1983. Catch him on PSN as beardsandgum.

Hugh got his start writing for the Cheyenne and Woodmen Edition newspapers in Colorado Springs. In 2011 he moved to Denver where he has written for Denver Urban Spectrum and Colorado Community Media’s Wheat Ridge Transcript. Hugh joined The Denver Post in 2014 as an editorial assistant.